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methods of work EDI TED AND DRAWN BY J IM RICHEY OPEN POSITION Wall space also used for storage DETAIL OF STAND-OFF Heavy-duty fence hinge Lags secure stand-off to stud. Drawbored mortise-andtenon joints join vertical and horizontal members. Stand-off allows rack to clear garage-door tracks. CLOSED POSITION Caddies hold miscellaneous supplies. Locking, swiveling caster Best Tip Swinging rack adds wall space to garage Bill Pratt is an amateur woodworker whose interests run from “country woodworking” to timber framing. Formerly a blacksmith who made tools and hardware, Pratt now works for a non profit organization. 12 The double-car garage door severely limits wall space in my garage/woodworking shop. So I created a 4-ft. by 5-ft. swinging tool rack for hanging hand tools, clamps, and accessories. Mounted in the corner of the front of my garage, it can stay against the garage door until I have to get in or out that way. The rack does not interfere with storage on the adjoining wall. I made the rack out of 2x4 and 2x2 lumber. Two heavy-duty fence hinges are bolted to two 10-in.wide stand-offs to hold the rack away from the wall. The stand-offs, which can be any length, are lagscrewed into a stud in the garage wall. The outside vertical member of the rack is a leg that ends in a locking, swiveling caster, which provides needed stability. I could have built the rack out of 3⁄4-in.-thick plywood but decided to use it as an exercise in making haunched and pegged mortise-and-tenon joints. The joints are quite strong, without a nail or screw in sight. F I N E WO O DWO R K I N G Photo (left): Judith M. Johnston I also built two 4-ft.-long caddies, one for each side of the rack. I used 3⁄4-in.-thick pine for the sides and 1⁄4-in.-thick Masonite for the bottom. One caddy holds gluing supplies, and the other holds my palm sander and other small sanders. To maximize storage space, I guess a guy could build a rack for each side of the garage, but that is for another time. —BILL PRATT, Helena, Mont. A Reward for the Best Tip Send original tips to Methods of Work,Fine Wood working, PO Box 5506, Newtown, CT 06470, or email fwmow@ taunton.com. If published, we pay $50 for an unillustrated tip; $100 for an illustrated one. The author of the best tip